weasel. (vertebrate zoology). The common name for at least 12 species of small, slim carnivores which belong to the family Mustelidae and which have a reddish-brown coat with whitish underparts; species in the northern regions have white fur during the winter and are called ermine.
If you or your child has strep throat, your doctor will likely prescribe an oral antibiotic. If taken within 48 hours of the onset of the illness, antibiotics reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, as well as the risk of complications and the likelihood that infection will spread to others.
Sore throats caused by viral illnesses usually last 4 or 5 days. A sore throat caused by Strep will start feeling better soon after being treated with antibiotics. After a child has been taking medicine for strep for 24 hours, strep is no longer contagious. Your child can then return to day care or school if his fever is gone and he's feeling better. Your child must take all of the antibiotic even if he is feeling better.